On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft.
[1] The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme.
Former Olympic gold medallist Cheryl Pounder was Master of Ceremonies at the draft.
All five teams were allowed to protect five players who had played at least one year in the league.
[3] [4] [5] [7] [8] The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the draft.